This is an OS issue, not a tail issue. Unix has no implicit file locks, while Windows has.
Maddes On Tue, July 13, 2010 11:39, Alois Mahdal wrote: > Hello, > > I'm using tail -F for watching various logs (e.g. Apache's access.log). > The problem is that tail keeps the file constantly open and locked, > preventing me from deleting it (say I need to clean up the log from time > to time, e.g. using a simple Windows batch with DEL /F). > > Is there any way to prevent tail from this behavior? > > In fact, I think it can be considered bug (limitation?) as the behavior of > original tail is different -- the file can be deleted any time, tail can > always catch up (just tested on Debian/Lenny). > > The environment is Windows 7 amd64, and tail is typically run from Total > Commander (i.e. in "Wow64" mode or whatever they call it; though it does > not seem to matter as the behavior is same when it's run from native > cmd.exe) as Administrator (I really don't need any real security here). > > Yeah, and > C:\Users\Alois.Mahdal.CZ>tail --version > tail (GNU coreutils) 5.3.0 > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks a lot. > > -- > Alois Mahdal using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: > http://www.opera.com/mail/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > _______________________________________________ > GnuWin32-Users mailing list > GnuWin32-Users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ GnuWin32-Users mailing list GnuWin32-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
